Gas station owner beaten, robbed $100,000

The owner of a Chase Village gas station was beaten and robbed of $100,000 by four men posing as customers of the gas station. Reports revealed that around 4 pm on Friday, four men walked into the Chase Village NP Service Station and asked to purchase gas. One of the men presented a keg to one of the employees, while the three others went to the cashier to purchase soft drinks. Minutes later, the four men armed with a gun, went to the office where Davion Mahabirsingh and sales clerk Tracey Ann Grant were seated. They pointed the gun at the two and ordered them to lie on the ground. The gunman ordered Mahabirsingh to hand over a bag containing the $100,000.

That money represented sales from the entire week. Mahabirsingh reportedly resisted and was beaten about the body by the four men who were eventually able to secure the bag containing the cash. Mahabirsingh was taken to the Chaguanas Health Centre where he was treated. A party of officers from the Chaguanas CID led by Sgt Dennis Housend, Ag Sgt Ajith Persad and PCs Basraj, Williams, Guelmo and Francis went to the scene along with fingerprint experts and carried out investigations. Police believe that the suspects used a stolen car to flee the scene.